I'm starting to feel it get a little harder. I also have a friend with a 56 that's really hard to use. I know it's dirty.

Is there a how clean site or somewhere I can get all the info?????


My 57sl is still under a year old. Should I send it in???

Umm..you could try just looking in the manual. It tells you exactly how to clean it and what product to use.

skratchworx.com

Nice link cheeba!

Spring mod looks interesting, might have to try that when ever i need to clean the fader :)

yeah, its worth having a go at. it does tend to bounce though and never stay still, which can get quite annoying at times.

yeah, the spring mod is perfect, i use mine for one year like this.

Thanks. It's what I was looking for.

that skratchworx site is great for this issue.

I'm tracking down that Cailube MCL stuff to hopefully resolve what is just a crossfader that needs some cleaning.

I've had the mixer 1 year and now the xfader is getting really hard to push and it has a very uneven feel in its action. For some reason I'm paranoid that this is something more that gunk build up or need of lube. Just paranoia? I guess I'll find out after I clean/lubricate the thing.

Has anyone had any other problem that turned out to be more than just needing to clean it?

thanks

oh also. Manual page 41 recommends CAIG DeoxIT F100...

but Guitar Center seems to stock CAIG DeoxIT F5.

is there any significant difference?
www.guitarcenter.com
store.caig.com

okay... answering my own question in case y'all ever wanted to know this much about the official fader lube of the 57SL...

go here to this Q/A on Caig's forum:
www.caig.com

i used the lube that came with my pro x fade... worked a treat.

that trick with the torsion spring was amazing. thanks cheeba. i had an earlier post asking about "buttery smooth faders" and that's what i wanted. i tried to lube it but it didn't really make a difference. my crossfader FLIES now.

props to skatchworx ;)

is it safe to spray the 57s crossfader with "fader sprays"?
Since its semi digital,

Hold on does the crossfader connects with the software?

I dont think so huh.

The "mix recorder" records from the main out
does it?

^^^^^ Yes it's safe & the yes to the record ? too... as far as I know.

i have been noticing that when im djing my crossfader is playing music from channel b when the fader is on channel a....and i have pushing my crossfader with alot of force to the left so i wont get the sound thats playing on the right....but when i have my fader to channel b and im playing songs on channel a...i have no issues...what could be my problem?

could be the magnetic sensors -->skratchworx.com, look at the first pic of the cross fader, those little black thing's on the left & right are magnet sensors, if there moved in any way it can affect the cross fader, look in the manuel it explains it